Man claims faked asthma attack to escape extortion attempt


Johor MCA youth chief Heng Zhi Li (right) talking to Lim who been a victim of extortion during a press conference held at state MCA headquarters here in Johor Baru on April 5. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: A man claimed that two policemen tried to extort money from him at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) here.

The 29-year-old man, who only wanted to be known as Lim, said that he was on the way home from work in Singapore at around 10pm on Tuesday (April 2) night.

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